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no you must get onto VFS and instruct them to make representations to the council so they can so the council can transfer the PCN into your name.

If that is done and the council get it right I'll show my A**e in Mersey square

Regardless you will win with the date issue unless the adjudicator has a brain fart

Below is the email from the lease company

"Dear Colleague,

As part of our commitment to providing you with the highest levels of service, we are writing to let you know that we have received notification from your leasing company regarding a Driving Offence for NG23EOZ.

You can find specific details of the charge within the attached documents.

Why are we making you aware of the charge?

As the liability for the charge must transfer from the leasing company to ourselves and then to you, this process can take some time. As a result, to minimise the risk of the charge escalating, we make all of our colleagues aware of the charges at the earliest possible opportunity so immediate payment can be made to the issuer should you accept the charge.

What do you need to do?

If you accept liability, please make payment. Information on how to make payment can be found on the attached notification.  If the discounted amount is not available, you may wait until the notification is reissued to you from the authority but please consider the points raised above as NHS Fleet Solutions cannot be held responsible for fees incurred from charges escalating.
 
If you do not accept liability please appeal to the authority. An appeal can only be submitted once the charge has been transferred into your name and the authority have wrote to you directly. If you appeal a charge before this point, it will most likely be automatically rejected by the issuer and can cause issues in the transfer of liability process. Any escalated charges as a result of an appeal submitted early will be passed across to the driver.

Kind regards,
The Fleet Solutions Team"

To be fair to VFS, they have in the past made representation and transferred the PCN to me. 

OK

The penalty exceeds the relevant amount in the circumstances of the case

The PCN and the Notice to owner issued by the authority both offer a method of payment by telephone the number that needs be called being 0845 371 9901 this is a premium rate telephone number attracting a two part charge in addition to the normal service provider call charges The first part is an access charge to your service provider and the second part is a service charge which goes to the service you are calling

As the cost of paying by phone would exceed the statutory amount allowed by law then the statutory ground is made out and the PCN must be cancelled.

This  ground has both won and lost at tribunal but Trafford have a record of of not dealing with this in their notice of rejection they will make to you. That will win as they are required by law to consider each point so you must make all the different points suggested.

Post a draft here before sending so it can be checked over to give you the best chance

Good news
PCN has been cancelled

Reply from council is below:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I refer to your further correspondence received in connection with Penalty Charge Notice (PCN)
TR80431883.

After reviewing the system as well as the CCTV footage of the incident, as your vehicle was not captured
entering the junction, we are not convinced that the PCN should have been issued. We apologize for
any inconvenience caused by the issuing of this PCN.

For future reference, it is important to clarify that the junction has been designed to manage traffic flow
across multiple connecting lanes, including four exiting lanes and a designated bus lane. Whilst the
junction may appear extensive due to its coverage across more than one road, its placement is
compliant with traffic regulations and are intended to prevent congestion and obstruction at busy
intersections.

The PCN issued to your vehicle has been cancelled. This case has now been closed, and no further
action is required.

Yours Sincerely.